HomeExchange.com

HomeExchange.com is a network to facilitate home exchanges.[1]

HomeExchange
Headquarters
Area servedGlobal
Founder(s)Emmanuel Arnaud
Key peopleEmmanuel Arnaud, CEO
Charles-Edouard Girard, Chairman
ProductsHomestay
ServicesHome exchange
URLwww.homeexchange.com
LaunchedMay 4, 2011 (2011-05-04)

Each home has a number of points attributed, called "Guestpoints". Members can either do reciprocal exchanges or non-reciprocal exchanges with guestpoints. They earn points by hosting other members, and they can use those to stay at other homes. In order to finalize a reciprocal exchange, members need to activate their annual membership of €130 per year for unlimited exchanges.[2]

History

In 2011, the company was founded as GuestToGuest by Emmanuel Arnaud and 22 families experienced in home exchange.

In 2013, Charles-Edouard Girard joined the company as chairman.

In November 2013, the company acquired Itamos.[3]

In June 2014, the company raised €1 million in seed money from the Alyan Group investment fund, Aigis, and from angel investors.[4]

In June 2015, the company raised €4 million from Mutuelle d'assurance des instituteurs de France (MAIF).[5]

In July 2015, the company raised nearly €1 million from existing investors.[4]

In June 2016, the company acquired Trampolinn.[6]

In March 2017, GuestToGuest merged with HomeExchange.com, founded in 1992 by Ed Kushins, and since 2019 continued under that name.[7]

In 2019, HomeExchange was included on the Next40, the annual selection of the 40 most promising start-ups in France.

References

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